Heating Economics?
This is a serious guru question. Which would be a more economical choice for heating? Here are the conditions involved: 3 13500 heat pumps running off genny or; 2 20000 Btu propane fired furnaces ...
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Heat pumps are a lot more efficient (even below 45) than a gas furnace. Having done the math for propane at $2.50 and elect at 12 cents it makes no difference if the electric is resistive and propane in even a 90% furnace... the cost is the same. Fortunately at home I heat almost entirely with a geothermal heat pump.
In the MH I have found that heating with my heat pumps is cheaper than using my diesel AquaHot. Even subtracting 20% for running the generator I'd still say the heat pumps are more efficient.
Since you put lots of miles on your coach I'd look into putting in a aux hot water heating unit that runs off your engine when going down the road and off the generator when parked.
In the MH I have found that heating with my heat pumps is cheaper than using my diesel AquaHot. Even subtracting 20% for running the generator I'd still say the heat pumps are more efficient.
Since you put lots of miles on your coach I'd look into putting in a aux hot water heating unit that runs off your engine when going down the road and off the generator when parked.
